Macon County · Illinois · Midwest · 70k residents
Decatur, IL: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Decatur: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Illinois median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,323/wk. Illinois's corporate income tax rate is 9.5%. Commercial electricity averages 11.8¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,323/wk
Corporate income tax
9.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
21.6%
Commercial electricity
11.8¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Decatur's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
50/100
Steady
Ranks Decatur's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $99,600 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $175 |
| Property tax rate | 2.1% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $679/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $860/mo |
| State & local income tax | 4.95% |
| Sales tax | 8.85% |
| Corporate income tax | 9.5% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,323/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 21.6% |
| Commercial electricity | 11.8¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 19.3/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $110,300 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $87,170 |
| Wage: General manager | $96,120 |
| Wage: Customer service | $40,190 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $34,800 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $59,100 |
| Wage: Electrician | $81,020 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $33,650 |
| Cost of living index | 77 |
| Groceries index | 98 |
| Utilities | $165/mo |
| Transit pass | $75/mo |
| Gas price | $3.65/gal |
| Healthcare index | 98 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,300/mo |
| Median household income | $51,592 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7% |
| Population | 70k |
| Crime index | 50/100 |
| School rating | 6.3/10 |
| Walkability | 34/100 |
| Disaster risk | 83/100 |
| Avg. commute | 29 min |
| Sunny days / year | 190 days |
| July high | 85°F |
| January low | 20°F |
| Annual snowfall | 14 in |
| Home price YoY | +8.3% |
| Home price MoM | 0.0% |
| Rent YoY | +1.2% |
| Rent MoM | -0.4% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | +0.2% |
| Building permits YoY | 0.0% |
| Ocean coast | 654 mi |
| Big lake | 150 mi |
| Mountains | 184 mi |
| Major airport | 107 mi |
| Ski resort | 129 mi |
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- Is Decatur a good place to run a business?
- Illinois's corporate income tax rate is 9.5%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,323/wk; commercial electricity averages 11.8¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Decatur, IL?
- Decatur indexes at 77 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $860/mo and a acs median home value of $99,600.
- How much does a house cost in Decatur?
- The acs median home value in Decatur is $99,600 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Decatur?
- A two-bedroom in Decatur rents for about $860/mo.